What Is Discrimination in Employment?

The City of Boulder’s Human Rights Ordinance protects against discrimination in Employment based on membership in a protected class. Violations of the ordinance include considering protected classes in employment policies and practices such as:

• Job advertisements
• Hiring processes (Application, Interview, Selection)
• Pay rates and Benefits allocations
• Promotion, Demotion, Layoffs
• Termination, Firing

This local law applies to businesses and employers within the Boulder city limits, including:

• Employment Agencies
• Labor Organizations
• Nonprofit Organizations
• On-the-job training and vocational training programs and schools

Religious organizations are exempted when there is a bona fide religious purpose for an employment restriction.

The deadline for filing a complaint of discrimination in Employment is within 180 calendar days of the alleged violation.